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For the second year in a row, the City of Jennings will be hosting a New Year’s Eve celebration, complete with the city’s very own ball drop at midnight.

A group of coordinators for local teen dances from Lake Arthur to Jennings is expanding their offerings for adults, by starting a Mardi Gras Ball event that will give those not associated with a Krewe a chance to be a part of Mardi Gras ball fun.

The Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office recently issued an audit of the financial health of Jeff Davis Parish Water District No. 4 in Jennings.

(AP) — A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation's first severe case of the illness, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week.

— Louisiana is at the center of two high-profile legal battles that could reshape the state’s political and cultural landscape.

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Police are in search of a gunman after an incident at a Southside convenience store earlier this week.